Sikh Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Windows activation over the phone has finally gotten better! This morning I was greeted by a new voice and I was asked if I was calling from my smartphone. If I was, then press 1, if not then continue to stay on the line. I pressed 1 and was told I would receive a text message with a link and further instructions. I click on the link and BOOM, a webpage where I could input my installation Id. After I put my ID in and hit submit, in a few seconds I got back my verification id. Put the ID into the windows 7 machine I was activiating and BOOM activated! This came as a surprise to me so I want to share it with those who don't know yet. Ive been waiting for a better activation system over the phone and finally Microsoft has done it. I like this approach a LOT more. I just activated another computer 2 weeks ago and it was the old prompt and I had to type all the numbers, hit 2 for next, etc. So you can imagine the smile on my face when I didn't have to do the tedious 5-10 minutes process today. I was done within a minute of calling the number. Good job Microsoft, your finally improving your systems. +Warwagon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+devHead Subscriber² Posted April 15, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 15, 2015 Wow, that's pretty cool. Having had to go through the old method, this is a welcome change. Sikh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted April 15, 2015 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sikh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thats what I'm saying warwagon. I love Jake's reactions most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted April 15, 2015 MVC Share Posted April 15, 2015 If you use Skype you can call the Windows Activation number for free in the UK, not sure if that's a world wide thing or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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